“If everything’s gonna turn out right, you’re gonna fry fish tonight.” — Johnny Cash Turning out onto the highway from the county road, I was surprised to see a thickening fog bank ahead of me. It had been cloudy all day as I worked on chores indoors. Now, seeing this pea soup ...
“Diamond sky, oh, tell me the truth, will there be any real satisfaction. Diamond sky, oh well, tell me the truth, are my wheels spinning closer to traction.” — Steve Forbert I count myself among those in a longstanding tradition who have looked to the skies to marvel at all there is ...
KEWEENAW COUNTY — The Nature Conservancy is hosting two, unique guided hikes in the Keweenaw Peninsula in August, part of a “Heart the Heartlands” series of events to highlight the Keweenaw. “We have held dozens and dozens of meetings with community members and leaders about the ...
The Copper Country beaches have been popular with locals and tourists alike; out and about soaking in our phenomenal recent sunny weather. The area’s beaches all around have been well visited, and nothing can compare to these local beaches. Warm water, fresh clean air and soft beach sand. Stunning scenery, fresh Lake Superior water and plenty of fantastic destinations to choose from. From Copper Harbor, Great Sands Bay, then down and over to Agate Beach near Toivola. Sometimes it’s a surprisingly difficult decision to decide where to go. Houghton’s Chutes and Ladders beach, ...
Copper Harbor — On Tuesday evening, the Calumet-Keweenaw Sportsmen’s Club and Keweenaw National Historical Park hosted their last joint fishing event of the year at Fort Wilkins Historic State Park. Fishing Discovery: Fly Tying and Fly Fishing was put together to introduce knowledge and skills of fly fishing from the president of the Copper Country chapter of Trout Unlimited, Chris Adams. Adams is a fish biologist who had earned his doctorate from Michigan Tech and currently works as an instructor for the university. In his free time, he runs a fly fishing business and ...
On Saturday, the Finns Bar and Grill hosted the 7th Annual Women’s Fishing Tournament. The event saw 12 boats occupied by 34 women competing for the heaviest load of five lake trout. The tournament had a difficult start for the women with the conditions of the qualifying Superior waters of ...
